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Service bulletins for the 2003 Saturn Ion

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

499 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
36272006-01-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. FUEL TANK IS SLOW TO FILL AND/OR DTC P0446 - INSPECT EVAP VENT PIPE. THE SES LAMP MAY BE ILLUMINATED DUE TO A P0466 DTC. *TT UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB
36332006-01-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REMANUFACTURED VT25E TRANSMISSION QUALITY ISSUES. INOPERATIVE, NOISE, SLIP, LOW PRESSURE OR LEAK RELATED CONCERN. *TT
3506A2006-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INCORRECT MILEAGE DISPLAYED AFTER PROGRAMMING A NEW BCM. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2005 - 2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT (CANADA ONLY). *TT
7092005-12-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. GM TECH LINK. *TT
0508480032005-11-09. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. REAR DEFOGGER GRID INOPERATIVE OR INCOMPLETE DEFOGGING OF REAR GLASS. *TT
0502320052005-11-09. Service bulletin. STEERING. EI05093 - CLUNK NOISE IN STEERING SYSTEM AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING AND/OR DRIVING OVER BUMPS. *TT (REPLACE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT). UPDATED 10/05/07. *NJ UPDATED 11/02/07 *NJ
0507300032005-11-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INTERMITTENT HESITATION DURING VEHICLE LAUNCH. *TT
050232002A2005-11-08. Service bulletin. STEERING. POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE/STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN, PWR STR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) AFTER JUMP STARTING VEHICLE. *TT
32512005-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TRANSAXLE SLIPS, NO THIRD GEAR, ENGINE FLARE DURING SHIFT AFTER TRANSAXLE SERVICE. *SC
33962005-10-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SULFUR ODOR FROM EXHAUST. *SC
34332005-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT AND SEVERE ENGINE MISFIRE ON CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 OR CYLINDERS 2 AND 3. *TT UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB
0507300062005-05-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON TELLTALE ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0742. *EH
0507300082005-05-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINE FLARE DURING 2-3 SHIFT MOST NOTICEABLE DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. *EH
0507300052005-05-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LOW SPEED GRIND NOISE AND OR HESITATION WHILE DRIVING. *EH
0507300042005-05-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INTERMITTENT NO MOVEMENT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH OR WITHOUT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *EH
3421B2005-05-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ENGINE STALLS, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, AND NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC). INCLUDING 2005-06 PONTIAC PURSUIT. *TT *SC
08042005-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. *NM
23772005-04-27. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL. UPDATE-2003-2004 ION SEDAN TURN SIGNAL LAMP/DRL SATURN LETTER TO OWNERS. *SC
050307001A2005-04-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. PREMATURE AND/OR IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR. *TT
0408670072005-03-14. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. SUNROOF DRAIN HOSE RATTLE. *TT
0408420022005-03-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT. TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FLASHING FASTER THAN NORMAL AND CORRESPONDING FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB INOPERATIVE. *EH UPDATED *EH
0407300072005-03-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON WHEEL MOVEMENT IN SNOW OR SLIPPERY SURFACES. *EH
040952005-02-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) / TURN SIGNAL BULB. REPLACEMENT AND DRL JUMPER KIT INSTALLATION. LATEST PART AVAILABILITY AND SHORTAGE INFORMATION. STOCKING POLICY MESSAGE. *TT
0401370082004-11-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. HEATER-VENTILATION-AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) BLOWER MOTOR CLICK/TICK OR CHIRPING NOISE. *TT
30442004-11-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. GENERATION 5 ONSTAR STEERING WHEEL CONTROL FUNCTION. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.